Rep. Butterfield Celebrates President Biden Signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Into Law
March 30, 2022
March 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. This historic legislation, introduced by Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-01), finally designates lynching as a federal hate crime.
"After more than a century, lynching will finally be recognized as a federal hate crime," s . . .
Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. This historic legislation, introduced by Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-01), finally designates lynching as a federal hate crime.
"After more than a century, lynching will finally be recognized as a federal hate crime," s . . .